Miss Emilys Picture

   D
I wake up in the morning is a state of fright

On the wrong side of the bed all night
   G                                    D
Clinging to the broken heart Inside my head
   G                  A
I open my eyes and I move my hand
       G                         A
From 'round her pillow to the nightstand
      G                      A             D
And straighten Miss Emily's picture by my bed

[Verse 2]
 D
Go to the office; the work's piled up
       D
Pour three fingers bourbon in my coffee cup
    G                                      D
Cry on my best friend's shoulder down the hall
 G                      A
Feel so lonely, when I close the door
 G                   A
Bite my nails and I walk the floor
     G                        A            D
And straighten Miss Emily's picture on my wall

[Chorus]
 D                      G         D
Look out my window and what do I see
   D                       A        D
Nothing but pain looking back at me
                    G       D
All that my future means to me
      Em                                  G
Is tossing yesterday's love out into the wind
                               A             D
And straighten Miss Emily's picture now and then


[Verse 3]
    D
I leave my office and I go downtown

To a little bar we all hang around
  G                                      D
Laugh drink beer -shoot pool and have a ball
           G                     A
When the laughter stops and the hurt takes hold
 G                     A
Reach in my pocket for my billfold
     G                  A             D
And show Miss Emily's picture to em' all

[Verse 4]
   D
I stagger in the house and I slam the door

Scatter my clothes all over the floor
    G                                    D
Wishing I could do the same thing in my head
  G                 A
Drink a beer and I eat a bite
     G                  A
And just before I turn out the light
    G                      A             D
I straighten Miss Emily's picture by my bed


[Chorus]
  D                     G         D
Look out my window and what do I see
   D                      A       D
Nothing but pain looking back at me
                     G      D
All that my future means to me
    Em
Is tossing yesterday's love out into the wind
                              A              D
And straighten Miss Emily's picture now and then